Believe Acoustic is the third remix album by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. It was released on January 29, 2013 through Island Records as the follow-up to his second remix album Never Say Never: The Remixes (2011). This also marks the second acoustic album following My Worlds Acoustic (2010). The album features acoustic and live versions of songs from his third studio album Believe (2012), as well as three new recordings. The album went to number one on the US Billboard 200 chart making this Bieber's fifth number-one album and seventh consecutive top 10 album in the United States.

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Bieber confirmed the project on December 8, 2012, by tweeting "Been writing a lot...new stuff...and yeah. the acoustic album, new arrangements, is happening".[1] The track listing for the (then) EP was revealed on December 22, 2012, featuring 8 tracks.[2] On January 6, 2013 it was announced that 11 tracks would be featured on the album instead, including new songs "Nothing Like Us" "Yellow Raincoat" and "I Would".[3]

Believe Acoustic received generally mixed reviews from music critics. Robert Copsey of Digital Spy wrote that the removal of the multi-layered production and "studio trickery" on Believe reveals a "smoother and less [...] babyish vocal than most will be familiar with". He noted that "embarrassingly weak lyrics" is a recurring issue throughout the album, though it's "largely saved" by Kanter, who "ensures the melodic hooks remain largely intact". He noted that it's "less of an issue" on the album's three new songs. He concluded that: "we'd prefer the polished, shinier and glossier Justin Bieber any day".[5] Andrew Leahy of The Washington Times cited Believe Acoustic to be a way of "squeezing extra cash out of material that already has been released". He wrote that only a few of the new arrangements "shine any new light" on the original versions.[7]

Andy Kellman of Allmusic wrote that like My Worlds Acoustic (2010), Believe Acoustic "maintains the flow of Bieber product following a proper studio album". He noted that the "playful side" of Believe is not "well-suited for earnest, stripped-down renderings": "Party anthems like 'Beauty and a Beat' and lines like 'Chillin' by the fire while we eatin' fondue,' from 'Boyfriend,' seem silly when performed with the singer in serious artist mode."[4] Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone wrote that as "cash-grab" remix albums go, Believe Acoustic offers a "little added value, for hardcore fans, at least." According to Rosen, the acoustic versions of "blustery" dance-pop songs like "All Around the World" and "Beauty and a Beat" sound "a tad wan", with "a six-string standing in for the synths and bludgeoning rhythms". She, however, stated that Bieber "gives the songs his best, and his raspy, soulful vocal tone stands out nicely against the stark musical backdrop". Rosen cited the best songs on the album to be the three new studio tracks.[6]

On February 9, 2013, Bieber gave a debut performance of "Nothing Like Us", a bonus track on Believe Acoustic on Saturday Night Live. He served as both the host and musical guest and also performed an acoustic set of "As Long as You Love Me".[8]

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Justin Bieber
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Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After a talent manager discovered him through his YouTube videos covering songs in 2008 and signed to RBMG, Bieber released his debut EP, My World and it was certified Platinum in the U. S. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a record chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber released his first full-length studio album, My World 2.0 and it debuted at or near number one in several countries, was certified triple Platinum in the U. S. and contained his single Baby. He released his studio album, Under the Mistletoe, in November 2011. Bieber released his studio album, Believe, in 2012. His fourth studio album Purpose was released in November 2015, spawning three number one singles, What Do You Mean and his U. S. album and singles sales total 44.7 million. He has sold an estimated 100 million records, making him one of the world’s best-selling music artists, Bieber has won numerous awards, including the American Music Award for Artist of the Year in 2010 and 2012. In his career, he has won one Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for the song Where Are Ü Now at the 2016 ceremony. He has been listed four times by Forbes magazine among the top ten most powerful celebrities in the world in 2011,2012, Bieber also became the first artist to surpass 10 billion total video views on Vevo. Bieber was born on March 1,1994, in London, Ontario, at St Josephs Hospital and he is the only child of Jeremy Jack Bieber and Patricia Pattie Mallette. Pattie raised her son with the help of her mother, Diane and his mother is of French-Canadian descent, his paternal great-grandfather was of German ancestry, and his other roots are English, Scottish and Irish. He has also claimed that he has some undetermined Aboriginal Canadian ancestry, through Jeremy, Bieber has two younger half-siblings, Jazmyn and Jaxon. Pattie worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with his father, Bieber attended a French-language immersion elementary school in Stratford, the Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School. Growing up, he learned to play the piano, drums, guitar and he graduated from high school in Stratford, Ontario, the St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in 2012 with a 4.0 GPA. In early 2007, aged 12, Bieber sang Ne-Yos So Sick for a singing competition in Stratford and was placed second. Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and she continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Biebers popularity on the site grew

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Island Records
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Island Records is a major record label that operates as a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. It was founded by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall and Leslie Kong in Jamaica in 1959, Blackwell sold the label to PolyGram in 1989. Three Island labels exist in the world, Island UK, Island US, and Island Australia, current key people of Island Records include Island president Darcus Beese, OBE and MD Jon Turner. Partially due to the labels significant legacy, Island remains one of UMGs pre-eminent record labels, Island Records was founded in Jamaica on 4 July 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall and Leslie Kong, and partially financed by Stanley Borden from RKO. Its name was inspired by the Harry Belafonte song Island in the Sun. Blackwell explained in 2009, “I loved music so much, I just wanted to get into it, or be as close to it as I could. ”Tom Hayes, the labels sales manager between 1965 and 1967, referred to the early period of the label in the UK as “organized chaos”. “My Boy Lollipop”, sung by Millie Small, was the labels first success in the UK, Blackwell explained in a 50-year-anniversary documentary that he was only interested in building long-term careers at that stage in time, rather than short-term projects. Suzette Newman has been a colleague of Chris Blackwells since working together in the early days of Island Records. Suzette Newman and Chris Salewicz were the editors for the book “The Story of Island Records, Blackwell relocated to England in May 1962 to garner greater levels of attention after the local Jamaican sound systems proved to be overwhelmingly successful. The vast majority of the artists who had signed to Blackwells fledgling label while he was in Jamaica agreed to allow the entrepreneur to release their music in the UK. While in England, Blackwell travelled throughout the city carrying his stock with him and he did not provide any copies to radio stations, as they would not play any of the Island music, the music was also not reviewed by the press. Meanwhile, Goodall left to start the Doctor Bird record label in 1965, Blackwell signed the Spencer Davis Group to the label. The group became popular and Island started their own independent series to spotlight UK rock talent. They signed artists like John Martyn, Fairport Convention, Free, by the late 1960s and early 1970s, they were a major label in England with artists like Roxy Music, King Crimson, Traffic, The Wailers, and many others. Blackwell had signed Bob Marley, and now Toots and the Maytals, in November 2016, Jackie Jackson described the formation of the group in a radio interview for Kool 97 FM Jamaica. Accompanied by Paul Douglas and Radcliffe Dougie Bryan in studio, Jackson explained, Were all original members of Toots, first it was Toots and the Maytals, three guys, Toots, Raleigh, and Jerry. …And then they were signed to Island Records, Chris Blackwell, and we were their recording band. One day we were summoned to Chris house, and he says, Alright gentleman, I think its time

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Record producer
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A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performers music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many roles during the recording process, the roles of a producer vary. The producer may perform these roles himself, or help select the engineer, the producer may also pay session musicians and engineers and ensure that the entire project is completed within the record companies budget. A record producer or music producer has a broad role in overseeing and managing the recording. Producers also often take on an entrepreneurial role, with responsibility for the budget, schedules, contracts. In the 2010s, the industry has two kinds of producers with different roles, executive producer and music producer. Executive producers oversee project finances while music producers oversee the process of recording songs or albums. In most cases the producer is also a competent arranger, composer. The producer will also liaise with the engineer who concentrates on the technical aspects of recording. Noted producer Phil Ek described his role as the person who creatively guides or directs the process of making a record, indeed, in Bollywood music, the designation actually is music director. The music producers job is to create, shape, and mold a piece of music, at the beginning of record industry, producer role was technically limited to record, in one shot, artists performing live. The role of producers changed progressively over the 1950s and 1960s due to technological developments, the development of multitrack recording caused a major change in the recording process. Before multitracking, all the elements of a song had to be performed simultaneously, all of these singers and musicians had to be assembled in a large studio and the performance had to be recorded. As well, for a song that used 20 instruments, it was no longer necessary to get all the players in the studio at the same time. Examples include the rock sound effects of the 1960s, e. g. playing back the sound of recorded instruments backwards or clanging the tape to produce unique sound effects. These new instruments were electric or electronic, and thus they used instrument amplifiers, new technologies like multitracking changed the goal of recording, A producer could blend together multiple takes and edit together different sections to create the desired sound. For example, in jazz fusion Bandleader-composer Miles Davis album Bitches Brew, producers like Phil Spector and George Martin were soon creating recordings that were, in practical terms, almost impossible to realise in live performance. Producers became creative figures in the studio, other examples of such engineers includes Joe Meek, Teo Macero, Brian Wilson, and Biddu

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Usher (singer)
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Usher Raymond IV is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Born in Dallas, Texas but raised and lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee until moving to Atlanta, at the age of 12, his mother put him in local singing competitions, before catching the attention of a music A&R from LaFace Records. In 1994 he released his debut album, Usher. 8701 produced the number-one singles U Remind Me and U Got It Bad and it sold 8 million copies worldwide and won his first two Grammy Awards as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2002 and 2003. Confessions established him as one of the musical artists of the 2000s decade. Bolstered by its four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number one singles, Burn, Confessions Part II, and My Boo, it has been certified Diamond by the RIAA. Here I Stand and Raymond v. Raymond, debuted atop of the Billboard 200, the EP, Versus, also produced the Hot 100 top-five single DJ Got Us Fallin in Love. Looking 4 Myself, also debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, Raymond v. Raymond and Looking 4 Myself received Grammy Awards for R&B singles There Goes My Baby and Climax. Hard II Love peaked at five of the Billboard 200 albums chart. Usher has sold 23.8 million albums and 38.2 million digital songs in the United States, to date, his worldwide sales stand at 43 million albums and 75 million records overall, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Usher has won awards and accolades including 18 Billboard Music Awards and 8 Grammy Awards. Billboard also placed him at number 6 on their list of Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years, Usher has attained 9 US Hot 100 number-one singles. Considered an icon and sex symbol, he was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, in 2008, he started his own record label Raymond-Braun Media Group, a joint venture with talent manager Scooter Braun that includes Canadian singer Justin Bieber. Usher was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Jonetta Patton, from Tennessee, Usher spent the majority of his young life in Chattanooga, his father left the family when Usher was a year old. Usher grew up with his mother, then-stepfather, and half-brother, while in Atlanta, Usher attended North Springs High School. At age 10, Usher joined an R&B local quintet called the NuBeginnings, Usher recorded 10 songs with the group in 1991, and the ensuing album, Nubeginning Featuring Usher Raymond IV, was only made available regionally and by mail order. However, Patton took him out because, according to her, the album was re-released nationally in April 2002 by Hip-O Records. At age 13, Usher would meet A. J, alexander at local talent show in Atlanta

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Scooter Braun
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Scott Samuel Scooter Braun is an American talent manager and businessman. He owns two record labels, School Boy Records and Raymond-Braun Media Group, RBMG is a joint venture with R&B performer Usher. Three of the most prominent artists Braun represents are Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, for School Boy Records, his represented acts include Psy, Carly Rae Jepsen, Tori Kelly and The Wanted among others. Braun was born to a Jewish family in New York City, to Ervin, the film won in regional and state competitions and then placed third overall. A member of Brauns family sent the film to Steven Spielbergs office, Braun has said Spielbergs response was one of the most inspirational moments in his life. Braun began his career by organizing parties while studying at Emory University in Atlanta, in 2002, Braun was hired to plan after-parties in each of the five cities on the Anger Management Tour, featuring Ludacris and Eminem. This launch into the world of hip-hop led Braun to producer Jermaine Dupri, Braun was 19 years old when Dupri asked him to join So So Def in a marketing position, and 20 when Dupri named him So So Defs executive director for marketing. Still in his year at Emory, Braun was working at So So Def. Some of his larger events included parties for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, eventually Braun left So So Def to go on his private venture. Some report he was fired from the job after a dispute over the direction of the label, Braun first encountered Justin Bieber when he saw a video of a 12-year-old Bieber on YouTube, performing a song by Ne-Yo. Braun contacted Biebers mother, Pattie Mallette, who agreed to bring her son to Atlanta for a trial period. Eventually, Braun convinced them to move permanently from Canada to the United States, after further online success, Braun pitched Bieber to two successful artists, Usher and Justin Timberlake, both expressed interest. Eventually Ushers mentor, music executive L. A. Reid, under the agreement, the label would take a cut of all revenues generated by Bieber, including ticket sales and merchandising. The group also includes RBMG, a joint venture between Braun and Usher, School Boy Records had a special business arrangement with Universal Music Group and later on with Republic Records for distribution. One source close to Ariana Grande has said that the reasons behind her actions is that She thinks this is the best professional decision for her moving forward. In 2016, Scooter won the award for “Best Talent Manager” at the 3rd annual “International Music Industry Awards” presented by Shazam at the 12th annual MUSEXPO in Los Angeles. Braun appeared on the cover of Billboard in the August 11,2012 Forty Under Forty special issue titled Scooter Braun, Braun was featured on the Time 100 list for 2013. He also appeared a second time on the cover of Billboard in its April 20,2013, issue, alongside Guy Oseary, Braun was born in New York City to Conservative Jewish parents, Ervin and Susan Braun

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Believe (Justin Bieber album)
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Believe is the third studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, released on June 15,2012, by Island Records. As executive producers, mentor Usher and manager Scooter Braun enlisted collaborators including Darkchild, Hit-Boy, Diplo, upon its release, Believe received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who appreciated its progression from Biebers earlier works. Internationally, the record enjoyed similar success and it debuted atop the Canadian Albums Chart, where it eventually attained double-platinum recognition. The album additionally debuted at one on the UK Albums Chart. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Believe was the sixth global best-selling album of 2012 with sales of three million copies, five singles were released from Believe, several of which became international successes. Its lead single Boyfriend peaked at two on the US Billboard Hot 100, and reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100. Follow-ups As Long as You Love Me and Beauty and a Beat performed moderately worldwide, right Here received little promotion, consequentially peaking in the lower end of the Billboard Hot 100, while the final single All Around the World performed moderately in most markets. The project was promoted through the Believe Tour in 2012 and 2013. The remix album Believe Acoustic was released in January 2013, on March 2,2012, Bieber appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to announce that the first single from his upcoming album would be called Boyfriend, it was released on March 26,2012. The song was written by Bieber and Mike Posner, and produced by Posner, Bieber also invited his fans to participate in one of the creative decisions for the Boyfriend single. Two potential cover arts were published on Biebers website, and fans were encouraged to vote for which one they preferred, the cover with the most votes became the official cover for the single. Bieber announced via Twitter that the first single off his third studio album. On March 1,2012, Bieber appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to announce that the first single from his album, Believe. The song was written by Bieber and Mike Posner, and produced by Posner, Boyfriend reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the top ten in countries worldwide. Top 40/Mainstream and Rhythmic radio on July 10,2012, Beauty and a Beat, is the third single off Believe. It was released on November 13,2012 and features vocals from rapper Nicki Minaj and it has so far peaked at 5 in the US. Right Here featuring Drake was released as the fourth U. S. single, Rhythmic radio on February 5,2013

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Journals (album)
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Journals is the second compilation album by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. The album was released digitally through online platforms, such as iTunes. A ten-week digital download campaign entitled Music Mondays, in one new song was released every Monday night, was held from October 7,2013 to December 9,2013. In addition to the released on Music Mondays, Journals is also composed of other five previously unreleased songs. The recording sessions took place between 2012 and 2013, while the singer was on his Believe Tour, which generated one or two songs a day throughout the entire tour. An R&B and soul album with pop influences, Journals mostly deals with themes of heartbreak and it was suggested that Biebers relationship with former girlfriend, actress and singer Selena Gomez, was the main inspiration for the majority of the album. The album was supported with the release of ten singles, with two of them receiving music video treatment, the album was met with lukewarm reviews from music critics. Although some praised its direction and labeled it his best material, others felt dismissed its similar themes. It reached the top-forty in some countries and debuted in the top 10 only in Denmark, the compilation was meant to be released physically, but due to the label not supporting Biebers sounds choices, they did not support the album project. It was, however, eventually released on LP in 2016, while touring with his Believe Tour throughout 2012 and 2013, Justin Bieber managed to write new songs everyday. According to his manager, Scooter Braun, the process had him writing one to two songs a day for the entire tour and label them by the city he wrte them in. In January 2013, Bieber confirmed he was writing for a new album, meanwhile, in June of the same year, he confirmed a new album, the rest of the Believe Tour and a movie for 2013. In August, Bieber confirmed he was working with American rapper Future and it was also reported he was working with Juicy J, Ludacris and Big Sean. In December, he confirmed he was working with Chance the Rapper. The Punisher, Soundz, Chef Tone, T-Minus, Jason Poo Bear Boyd, Boyd became one of the most frequent collaborators on the album, writing with Bieber several songs as well as producing some. According to the producer, Bieber suggested they to flip those Craig David chords, by doing so, he came up with the song Recovery, a song that was finished at Cherry Beach Sound in Toronto. As he recalled, the process had Bieber hearing Boyd songs and selected them to sing, Boyd continued, He just felt them so much, so strongly. It was just a matter of me letting go of the fact that I dont care about me being a singer more so than I care about putting great music out into the universe, then I was able to do it

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Never Say Never: The Remixes
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Never Say Never, The Remixes is the second remix album by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. Released on February 14,2011, the album accompanies the release of his film, Justin Bieber, Never Say Never. The album includes remixes of five songs from his first album, My World 2.0, featuring guest appearances from Jaden Smith, Rascal Flatts, Usher, Chris Brown, Kanye West, Raekwon, in addition a new track is also included. The Jaden Smith-assisted Never Say Never, originally the song for The Karate Kid, was re-released as the albums lead single. In December 2010, Bieber stated that he was collaborating with American country band Rascal Flatts, in an interview with WSIX, lead singer Gary LeVox said asked us to do a duet with him on his next record. Its actually a good song. He plays five or six different instruments really well, Bieber also confirmed the collaboration in-the-works on Twitter. Also a conversation on Twitter, American R&B singer Chris Brown, in January 2011, it was rumored that Bieber was planning to release an album to accompanying the release of his 3D biopic-concert film, Justin Bieber, Never Say Never. On January 6,2011, Biebers manager Scooter Braun held a live chat with fans, warren said Its a beautiful song. Thats a good age difference between Cher and Justin –40 years, additionally, singer-songwriter Ester Dean confirmed she worked on the project for Biebers film. On January 31,2011, the announcement of a musical counterpart to the film was revealed, and that it would be released on February 14,2011. A previous intentionally leaked remix of Biebers Runaway Love, which was produced by Kanye West, featuring himself, new contributions came from Rascal Flatts and Chris Brown adding parts to That Should Be Me and Up, respectively. A live version of Bieber performing Overboard alongside fellow pop singer Miley Cyrus on his My World Tour at Madison Square Garden is included as a track. The Diane Warren-penned Born to Be Somebody is a previously unheard track on the album, stating that you are born to be whatever you want to be, to light up the sky like lighting, to Be somebody. Cognata appreciated the albums mixture, stating the album actually has something for all walks of life, the album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, opening with 179,000 copies in the first week. It marked Biebers second time at the top of the chart, after debuting at one with his first studio album. It was also Biebers fourth consecutive top ten release on the chart, following My World 2.0, and My World, and My Worlds Acoustic, likewise, the album was the first remix album in almost a decade, with Jennifer Lopezs J to tha L-O. The Remixes led for two weeks in February 2002, in its second week, the album fell to number 2, with 102,000 copies sold

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My Worlds Acoustic
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My Worlds Acoustic is the first remix album by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. It was released on November 26,2010 and was sold exclusively at Walmart retail stores. The album features nine versions of songs from his debut extended play, My World. The new versions of the songs were produced by Biebers music director, Dan Kanter, his vocal producer Kuk Harrell, internationally, the set is included as a part of the compilation album, My Worlds, The Collection, which included songs from the previous two releases. My Worlds Acoustic was released to iTunes, on February 8,2011, according to Bieber, he wanted to release the album for the naysayers who critiqued his actual singing ability. The singer said that he wanted to have an acoustic album, although labeled as an acoustic album, the songs still include subtle usages of electronic sounds such as synthesizers. The album received favorable reviews from critics, however most critics were not satisfied that the album was not genuinely acoustic. In Canada, the song debuted at five, and later peaked at number four on the Canadian Albums Chart. My Worlds Acoustic debuted at seven on the US Billboard 200, selling 115,000 copies in its first week. On October 18,2010, Bieber announced on his Twitter plans for an album in time for the holiday season. Days later, on October 24,2010, he revealed that the album was set for release on November 26,2010. The singer said he wanted to do the set because the Electronic Music production sometimes drowns out your voice and takes away from the singer, over the synths. According to Kyle Anderson of MTV News the album might not have been just another project, in the same interview he confirmed that Baby and other My World 2.0 songs were re-recorded, as well as a new song. It was later confirmed that the song was a song entitled. According to Bieber, the song is a gift to his fans, vocally, Biebers vocals are sung in a lower key compared to previous singles. Bieber plays guitar on the album, along with his guitarist, the new versions of the other songs on the album were produced by Kanter, Biebers vocal producer Kuk Harrell, and also producer Rob Wells. The video premiered during Game 3 of the 2010 World Series, and in the clip, Bieber performed Pray for the first time at the 2010 American Music Awards. The performance opened with Bieber sitting playing the piano while singing, midway through the performance Bieber arose from the piano and took center stage, he was accompanied by a choir singing background vocals

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Acoustic music
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Acoustic music is music that solely or primarily uses instruments that produce sound through acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means. The retronym acoustic music appeared after the advent of electric instruments, such as the guitar, electric violin, electric organ. It has its origins in the music of the 1960s. The trend has also dubbed as acoustic rock in some cases. Navigating the Music Industry, Current Issues & Business Models, Music and the Modern Condition, Investigating the Boundaries

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Allmusic
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AllMusic is an online music guide service website. It was launched in 1991 by All Media Guide which later became All Media Network, AllMusic was launched in 1991 by Michael Erlewine of All Media Guide. The aim was to discographic information on every artist whos made a record since Enrico Caruso gave the industry its first big boost and its first reference book was published the following year. When first released onto the Internet, AMG predated the World Wide Web and was first available as a Gopher site, the AMG consumer web properties AllMusic. com, AllMovie. com and AllGame. com were sold by Rovi in July 2013 to All Media Network, LLC. All Media Network, LLC. was formed by the founders of SideReel. com. The following are contributors to AllMusic, as of this date, All Media Network also produced the AllMusic guide series that includes the AllMusic Guide to Rock, the All Music Guide to Jazz and the All Music Guide to the Blues. Vladimir Bogdanov is the president of the series, in August 2007, PC Magazine included AllMusic in its Top 100 Classic Websites list. All Media Network AllGame AllMovie SideReel All Music Guide to the Blues All Music Guide to Jazz Stephen Thomas Erlewine Official website

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Digital Spy
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Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website launched in 1999. The site focuses on reporting breaking entertainment news related to movies, music, television, in addition to news articles there are regular reviews posted on popular films, theatre, and concerts. On 9 April 2008 it was announced that the website had been purchased by magazine publisher Hachette Filipacchi UK, on 1 August 2011, ownership of Hachette UK was sold to Hearst Magazines UK. As well as articles, the site also features forums, which went live in March 2000, representatives of several major companies, including Top Up TV, Joost, BSkyB, Goodmans, and Amstrad CEO Lord Alan Sugar are registered members who have posted on the forums. Iain Chapman launched the website, providing news, rumours. At the same time, Chris Butcher launched the ONfaq website, offering similar news, both sites proved to be popular, attracting a lot of attention from visitors eager for more news about these rapidly developing TV platforms. Very quickly, Iain and Chris discussed the idea of a merger of the two sites, to create the digiNEWS Network, on 28 February 1999 digiNEWS and ONfaq merged and were rebranded as sites of the new digiNEWS network. Both sites were redesigned with common branding, and new header graphics identifying the digiNEWS network, more sites continued to join the network - Chris Norriss cablenews, uk, Mark Hughes DVDNews and Neil Wilkes TV, uk. The network was growing, but technically it was disjointed, served from personal webspace from ISPs such as Freeserve. Discussions with website guru Jose Cardoso began, and work started on integrating the multitude of sites into a single portal. It was important for the new site to be accessible, so a. COM address was preferable, unfortunately the diginews. com address was already taken. After many many emails back and forth, the name Digital Spy was chosen, the new Digital Spy forums went live on 1 March 2000. They were built on the UBB forum platform, the new Digital Spy news portal went live on 19 May 2001, running on a custom-built content management system developed by Jose and called RAMS. In November 2015, Digital Spy hired ex editor of Heat Julian Linley in the role of editor-in-chief as the attempts to challenge BuzzFeed

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Rolling Stone
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Rolling Stone is an American biweekly magazine that focuses on popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner, who is still the publisher. It was first known for its coverage and for political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine shifted focus to a readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors. In recent years, it has resumed its traditional mix of content, Rolling Stone magazine was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and Ralph Gleason. To get it off the ground, Wenner borrowed $7,500 from his own family and from the parents of his soon-to-be wife, Jane Schindelheim. The first issue carried a date of November 9,1967. Some authors have attributed the name solely to Dylans hit single, At Gleasons suggestion, Rolling Stone initially identified with and reported the hippie counterculture of the era. In the very first edition, Wenner wrote that Rolling Stone is not just about the music, in the 1970s, Rolling Stone began to make a mark with its political coverage, with the likes of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson writing for the magazines political section. Thompson first published his most famous work Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas within the pages of Rolling Stone, where he remained a contributing editor until his death in 2005. In the 1970s, the magazine also helped launch the careers of prominent authors, including Cameron Crowe, Lester Bangs, Joe Klein, Joe Eszterhas, Patti Smith. It was at point that the magazine ran some of its most famous stories. One interviewer, speaking for a number of his peers, said that he bought his first copy of the magazine upon initial arrival on his college campus. In 1977, the magazine moved its headquarters from San Francisco to New York City, editor Jann Wenner said San Francisco had become a cultural backwater. During the 1980s, the magazine began to shift towards being an entertainment magazine. Music was still a dominant topic, but there was increasing coverage of celebrities in television, films, the magazine also initiated its annual Hot Issue during this time. Rolling Stone was initially known for its coverage and for Thompsons political reporting. In the 1990s, the changed its format to appeal to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors

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The Washington Times
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The Washington Times is an American daily newspaper. It is published as a broadsheet at 3600 New York Avenue NE, Washington, the paper covers general interest topics with a particular emphasis on American politics. One of the first broadsheets in the United States to adopt color photography, its edition is distributed throughout the District of Columbia and sections of Maryland. A weekly tabloid edition aimed at an audience is also published. A typical issue includes sections for world and national news, business, politics, editorials and opinion pieces, local news, sports, entertainment, and travel. Periodically, the paper publishes large, 30–40 page special sections devoted to specific topics that include reports. It is currently owned by diversified conglomerate Operations Holdings, which is an owned subsidiary of the church. Bo Hi Pak, the aide of church founder and leader Sun Myung Moon, was the founding president. Moon asked Richard L. Rubenstein, a rabbi and college professor who had written on the Holocaust, the newspapers first editor and publisher was James R. Whelan. At the time of founding of the Times Washington had only one major newspaper, massimo Introvigne, in his 2000 book The Unification Church, said that the Post had been the most anti-Unificationist paper in the United States. The Times was founded the year after the Washington Star, the second paper of D. C. went out of business. A large percentage of the came from the Washington Star. When the Times began, it was unusual among American broadsheets in publishing a full front page, along with full color front pages in all its sections. Although USA Today used color in the way, it took several years for the Washington Post, New York Times. It ran television commercials highlighting this fact, the Washington Times also used ink that it advertised as being less likely to come off on the readers hands than the Posts. This design and its editorial content attracted real influence in Washington, when the Times began it had 125 reporters,25 percent of them Unification Church members. In 1982 the Post criticized the Times for killing critic Scott Subletts negative review of the movie Inchon, which was also sponsored by the Unification Church. A former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, David Frum, in his 2000 book How We Got Here, The 70s, wrote that Moon had granted the Times editorial independence

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Dance-pop
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Dance-pop is a pop and dance subgenre that originated in the early 1980s. It is generally up-tempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable, the genre, on the whole, tends to be producer-driven, despite some notable exceptions. Dance-pop borrowed influences from other genres, which varied by producer, artist, such include contemporary R&B, house, trance, techno, new jack swing, funk, synthpop, electropop and some forms of europop. Dance-pop is a mainstream style of music and there have been numerous pop artists. As the term started to go out of fashion by the late 1970s to early 1980s, other terms were commonly used to describe disco-based music, such as post-disco, club. Dance-pop music emerged in the 1980s as a combination of dance and pop, or post-disco, Dance-pop music was usually created, composed and produced by record producers who would then hire singers to perform the songs. In the beginning of the 80s disco was an anathema to the mainstream pop, according to prominent Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Madonna had a huge role in popularizing dance music as mainstream music, utilizing her charisma, chutzpah and sex appeal. Erlewine claimed that Madonna launched dance-pop and set the standard for the genre for the two decades. The staff of Vice magazine stated that her debut album drew the blueprint for future dance-pop, in the 1980s dance-pop was closely aligned to other up-tempo electronic genres, such as Hi-NRG. Prominent producers in the 1980s included Stock, Aitken and Waterman, during the decade, dance-pop borrowed influences from funk, new jack swing, and contemporary R&B. Other prominent dance-pop artists and groups of the 1980s included the Pet Shop Boys, Mel and Kim, Samantha Fox, Debbie Gibson, by the 1990s, dance-pop had become a major genre in popular music. Several dance-pop groups and artists emerged during the 1990s, such as the Spice Girls, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Backstreet Boys, during the early 1990s, dance-pop borrowed influences from house music, as well as contemporary R&B and new jack swing. Additionally, also in 1998, Cher released a song called Believe which made usage of a technological innovation of the time. An audio processor and a form of pitch modification software, Auto-Tune is commonly used as a way to correct pitch, since the late 1990s, the use of Auto-Tune processing has become a common feature of dance-pop music. Celine Dion also released a dance-pop song Thats the Way It Is by the end of 1999 and it has a moderately slow tempo but an up-beat song. At the beginning of the 2000s, dance-pop music was still prominent, nonetheless, as R&B and hip hop became extremely popular from the early part of the decade onwards, dance-pop often borrowed a lot of its influences from urban music. Dance-pop stars from the 1980s and 1990s such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Janet Jackson, in Madonnas case, her album Music contained elements of Euro disco, especially the successful eponymous lead single. Britney Spears album Blackout contained influences of Euro disco, the mid-to-late 2000s saw the arrival of several new dance-pop artists, including Rihanna, Kesha, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry

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Saturday Night Live
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Saturday Night Live is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11,1975, under the original title NBCs Saturday Night, the shows comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest and features performances by a musical guest, an episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, Live from New York, its Saturday Night. In 1980, Michaels left the series to other opportunities. He was replaced by Jean Doumanian, who was replaced by Ebersol after a season of bad reviews, Ebersol ran the show until 1985, when Michaels returned, Michaels has remained since then. Many of SNLs cast found national stardom while appearing on the show, others associated with the show, such as writers, have gone on to successful careers creating, writing, or starring in TV and film. The show format has developed and recreated in several countries. Successful sketches have seen life outside of the show as feature films, throughout four decades on air, Saturday Night Live has received a number of awards, including 50 Primetime Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and three Writers Guild of America Awards. In 2000, it was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame and it was ranked tenth in TV Guides 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time list, and in 2007 it was listed as one of Time magazines 100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME. As of 2012, it has received 156 Emmy nominations, the most received by any TV show, the live aspect of the show has resulted in several controversies and acts of censorship, with mistakes and intentional acts of sabotage by performers as well as guests. From 1965 until September 1975, NBC ran The Best of Carson reruns of The Tonight Show, in 1974, Johnny Carson announced that he wanted the weekend shows pulled and saved so that they could be aired during weeknights, allowing him to take time off. In 1974, NBC president Herbert Schlosser approached his vice president of late night programming, Dick Ebersol, at the suggestion of Paramount Pictures executive Barry Diller, Schlosser and Ebersol then approached Lorne Michaels. Over the next three weeks, Ebersol and Michaels developed the idea for a variety show featuring high-concept comedy sketches, political satire. By 1975 Michaels had assembled a talented cast, including Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Michael ODonoghue, Gilda Radner, and George Coe. The show was originally called NBCs Saturday Night, because Saturday Night Live was in use by Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell on the rival network ABC, NBC purchased the rights to the name in 1976 and officially adopted the new title on March 26,1977. In 1975 and 1976, they were the most desirable demographic for television advertisers, NBC executives agreed with Michaels and decided to keep the show on the air despite many angry letters and phone calls that the network received from viewers who were offended by certain sketches. Chevy Chase left the show in November of the season and was replaced a few months later by the then-unknown comic actor Bill Murray. Aykroyd and Belushi left the show in 1979 after the end of season four, in May 1980, Michaels—emotionally and physically exhausted—requested to put the show on hiatus for a year to give him time and energy to pursue other projects

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Boyfriend (Justin Bieber song)
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Boyfriend is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, taken from his third studio album Believe. Bieber explained that the track would surprise people in different ways, a snippet of Boyfriend was previewed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on March 1,2012, Biebers 18th birthday. The song was announced as a single on the same day, the cover art was revealed on March 19,2012. Musically, Boyfriend is a R&B influenced song that features pop beats reminiscent of American record producer Pharrell Williams, the instrumentation is kept in a lower sound to highlight Biebers vocals. However, critics dismissed the lyrics as immature and silly, Boyfriend was a commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 after selling a total of 521,000 digital units of the single. The song is the debut digital sales week in the United States and has also charted at number 9 on the Pop Songs component chart. It also debuted at one in Canada and number two in the United Kingdom. As part of promotion for the song, Bieber performed Boyfriend in a number of appearances, including at the second-season finale of The Voice. The rapping duo Ying Yang Twins also released a version of the track with new verses added. Another remix of Boyfriend features 2 Chainz, Mac Miller and Asher Roth, in late 2011, Bieber confirmed to radio network Capital FM that he was recording material for his third studio album, which was originally going to be released in early 2012. He later spoke to MTV News and revealed that Believe would surprise people in different ways, Boyfriend was written by Bieber, Michael Posner, Mason D. Levy and Mat Musto. During an interview with radio DJ Bootleg Kev, Posner revealed that he was impressed with Biebers work ethic, at first I didnt know what to expect because hes super young, but dude can write. Posner said that people would flip over the beat and that radio stations would want to play the song, Levy also commented on the track, and described it as definitely edgier, its more grown-up, its more developed and its sexier. Prior to the release, it had been previewed by several industry insiders, including radio host Mick Lee of WZFT. On March 1,2012, Bieber was featured as a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and he said, My big announcement is that on March 26, my first single is coming out and its called Boyfriend. The song, its basically Im talking to girl, if I was your boyfriend. We wrote it, and the verses Im talking/ rapping and then on the hook Im singing, Bieber also previewed the songs introduction on the show. Through his Twitter account, the released a poll in which fans were allowed to choose between two artworks for the single

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Mike Posner
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Michael Robert Henrion Mike Posner is a Grammy nominated American singer-songwriter, poet, rapper, and music producer. Posner released his album,31 Minutes to Takeoff, on August 10,2010. The album includes the US Billboard Hot 100 top 10 single Cooler than Me as well as the top 20 single Please Dont Go, in 2016 he released his second album, At Night, Alone. He has written songs for a number of fellow artists. In March 2017, he released his first book of poetry, Posner is also a member of the alternative hip-hop and R&B duo Mansionz. Michael Posner was born on February 12,1988, in Detroit and he was raised in Southfield, Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit. He is the son of Roberta Henrion, a pharmacist, and he has a sister who is 6 years older. His father is Jewish and his mother is Catholic, Posner studied at Bingham Farms Elementary School and graduated from Groves High School, where he ran varsity track and cross-country. He attended Duke University, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, Posner started out as a record producer, working on some tracks with his hometown friend Big Sean. Posner produced and featured on Big Seans first mixtape on the song, Posners second mixtape, A Matter of Time started attracting industry attention in 2009. The release was unusual for being distributed for free through iTunes U, Posner signed a record deal with J Records in July 2009, after his Junior year at Duke University. He chose to return to Duke after signing, and toured on the weekends while at the time recording for his debut album. Posners third mixtape One Foot Out the Door was released in October 2009, the mixtape was accompanied by a web series of the same name which aired bi-weekly from September to December. Posners debut album,31 Minutes to Takeoff was released in August 2010, the first single, Cooler Than Me has reached at number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100. He performed at music festival Bonnaroo and on the 2010s Warped Tour, the second and third singles, Please Dont Go and Bow Chicka Wow Wow reached the top 20 and 30 on the Hot 100 respectively. The latter was released with a verse by rapper Lil Wayne. Posner won a 2011s ASCAP Award from the organization for Cooler Than Me. On October 7,2011, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding J Records along with Arista Records, with the shutdown, Posner will release his future material on the RCA Records brand

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As Long as You Love Me (Justin Bieber song)
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As Long as You Love Me is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, from his third studio album, Believe. The track features American rapper Big Sean and it was written by both artists with Nasri Atweh, and was produced by Rodney Darkchild Jerkins and Andre Lindal. It was first released on June 11,2012, as a single from the album. On Billboards Rhythmic Airplay Chart, the reached number one. It peaked at six on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has sold 2,240,000 copies in the US as December 2012, the music video features actor Michael Madsen. In late 2011, Bieber confirmed to radio network Capital FM that he was recording material for his studio album. He later spoke to MTV News and revealed that Believe would surprise people in different ways, Im not going to try to conform to what people want me to be or go out there and start partying, have people see me with alcohol. I want to do it at my own pace, I dont want to start singing about things like sex, drugs and swearing. Im into love, and maybe Ill get more into making love when Im older, I want to be someone who is respected by everybody. After releasing Boyfriend as the single, Bieber announced that he will release promotional singles to promote Believe. The first promotional single Die in Your Arms was released to iTunes on May 29,2012, the second All Around The World was released on iTunes on June 4,2012. As Long as You Love Me was released on June 11,2012, as the third, the cover art for As Long as You Love Me shows Bieber perched on a wooden stool, holding an acoustic guitar. Sia Nicole of Idolator expressed dissatisfaction with the cover, saying It’s false advertising for the high-fidelity track that has nary a strum within earshot. As Long as You Love Me was written by Bieber, Nasri Atweh, the song is officially written in the key of C minor. It is heavily influenced by dubstep, with vocal loops complemented by a booming beat, as the song continues, it builds and builds to a rave-ready drop. Lyrically, it tells listeners that true love can defy all circumstances, as long as you love me/ We could be starving/ We could be homeless/ We could be broke, Bieber sings over a staccato beat and handclaps, with an undercurrent of a swirling-sounding synth. As long as you love me/ Ill be your platinum/ Ill be your silver/ Ill be your gold, Big Sean drops a rap exalting a lady love, too

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Rodney Jerkins
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Rodney Jerkins, also known by his stage name Darkchild, is an American record producer and songwriter. Songs and albums which Jerkins has produced have sold over 160 million records worldwide, Jerkins has also won four Grammy Awards. Jerkins father is an Evangelical pastor, Jerkins began playing piano at 5 years of age, following his brother and father who both played at church gatherings, where his father led a congregation subduing a racist agenda. At age 14, Jerkins was mentored by his idol, Teddy Riley, Jerkins first recorded output was a gospel rap collaboration with his brother, Fred Jerkins III, entitled On the Move. He later incorporated the name Darkchild, at the age of 17, the producer then proceeded to establish a commercial music career, initially working with artists such as Joe, Mary J. Blige and Brandy. Blige, Lionel Richie, JYJ, Wonder Girls, Austin Brown, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Utada Hikaru, Hala Al Turk, Brian McKnight and LMFAO. He is currently producing songs for Mariah Carey, Leona Lewis, Justin Bieber, JLS, Nelly Furtado, Kylie Minogue, Ayumi Hamasaki, The Saturdays forthcoming albums, Jerkins was a music producer and mentor on season 10 of American Idol. When asked by Ryan Seacrest in 2013 the favourite people hes produced for he said Definitely The Saturdays, I had a lot of fun working with them and was really impressed with their voices. They were very down to earth and I like that a lot in an artist, I wish them all the best in America and think they could end up as big as The Spice Girls. In preparation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony, Jerkins produced a song featuring the Palestinian 2013 Arab Idol winner Mohammed Assaf, in 1999, Jerkins joined Sony/Epic Records to promote power vocalist Rhona, Pop/R&B girl group So Plush and rapper Fats. Fats appeared on two tracks Jerkins produced for Michael Jacksons Invincible album and So Plush released the single Things Ive Heard Before. Subsequently, So Plushs singles, Damn and Things Ive Heard Before, were pressed and made available as promos, in 2006, he was appointed VP of Artists & repertoire for The Island Def Jam Group. Jerkins released his wife Joy Enriquezs second album Atmosphere of Heaven, the Darkchild name has been loaned to Darkchild Gospel, a record company run by Jerkins brother, Fred Jerkins III. which released the latest album from Virtue – Testimony. In late 2008, Jerkins joined Nicholas Longano, Ray Brown, musicMogul. com represents an entirely browser-based online destination where celebrity artists can unite with their fans. Aspiring artists, songwriters and producers have a chance to be discovered as the next superstar and it is responsible for discovering up and coming producer/songwriter Keri Malena out of Dallas Texas who is making a good name for himself producing quality music. As a result of exposure, Mr. Malena, as he is called, is now appearing on major label releases such as, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Keyshia Cole, Jamie Foxx. Each quarter, members vote for the best video performances, the top performers are then flown to Los Angeles to compete in front of a panel of celebrity judges. The winner gets a deal with Darkchild Productions

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Andre Lindal
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Andre Lindal is a Norwegian songwriter, record producer and musician from Oslo, now based in Los Angeles. He has produced for popular artists and groups, including Maroon 5, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Kelly Clarkson, Nelly Furtado. After receiving a Grammy nomination for his work with Monica in 2011, Lindal grew up in Hauketo, a small suburb of Oslo, and moved to the US to pursue a degree in Music Production & Engineering from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. After graduating Cum Laude in 2004, he moved to Los Angeles, in 2010, Lindal co-wrote and produced the Monica song Believing in Me with the producing team, Stargate. The song was included in the album Still Standing which earned Lindal his first Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album, in 2011, Andre was introduced to Rodney Jerkins and was immediately signed to his production team, Darkchild. Within a month, the duo wrote and produced the song What Are Words for American Idol Season 10 contestant Chris Medina that sat at the top of the Scandinavian music charts for over 19 weeks straight. They also wrote and produced the song I Forgive You for Kelly Clarksons latest album, Stronger, in addition, Jerkins and Lindal have worked on music for television, teaming up with executive producer, Nick Cannon, on the soundtrack for the Nickelodeon movie, Rags. The soundtrack peaked at #1 on the soundtrack albums chart. Justin Bieber single, As Long As You Love Me, from Believe was written and produced by the duo, it was released on June 11,2012 as a promotional single and later on July 10,2012 as a radio single. The music video, featuring Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs star, the song is also included on the set list for Maroon 5s 2015 world tour, Maroon 5 World Tour 2015

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Big Sean
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Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Sean signed with Kanye Wests GOOD Music in 2007, Def Jam Recordings in 2008, after releasing a number of mixtapes, Sean released his debut studio album, Finally Famous, in 2011. He released his studio album, Hall of Fame, on August 27,2013. Seans third studio album Dark Sky Paradise was released in 2015, Sean Michael Leonard Anderson was born on March 25,1988 in Santa Monica, California to Myra and James Anderson. When he was 3 months old, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he was raised by his mother, a school teacher and he attended the Detroit Waldorf School and graduated from Cass Technical High School with a 3.7 GPA. Big Sean is often heard saying west side in his songs, he is referring to the west side of his hometown Detroit, in 2005, Kanye West was doing a radio interview at 102.7 FM. Hearing about this, Sean headed over to the station to meet West, initially West was reluctant to hear him, however he gave Sean 16 bars to rap for him. According to Big Sean, West enjoyed his freestyle, As we get to the entrance of the radio station and we stopped in the middle of the doorway. He starts looking at me and bobbing his head, after the freestyle, Sean left West his demo tape. Two years later, West signed Big Sean to GOOD Music, on September 30,2007, Big Sean released his first official mixtape Finally Famous, The Mixtape. His hit single, Getcha Some, produced by WrighTrax, attained media attention and led to articles in The Source and he also recorded a music video for Getcha Some, which was directed by Hype Williams. Sean released a mixtape hosted by Mick Boogie on April 16,2009. It featured the songs Million Dollars, Getcha Some and Supa Dupa, an unauthorized leak of his collaboration with Drake, called Made made its way onto the internet on April 30,2010. In an interview with TheHipHopUpdate. com on May 1, Big Sean expressed his disappointment over the leak, Big Seans official Facebook page confirmed that his debut album Finally Famous & Consequences Cons TV would be released on September 14,2010. On August 31, Big Sean tweeted that the album was not coming out on that day, the albums lead single, My Last, features vocals from Chris Brown and was produced by No I. D. According to Amazon. com, Big Seans Finally Famous was delayed by a week, Big Sean has revealed the cover art for his G. O. O. D. Music debut and explained that the one-week pushback was to be blamed on sample, the official track list was revealed on June 7. Finally Famous, Seans debut studio album, was released June 28,2011, and spawned three hit singles, My Last, Marvin & Chardonnay and Dance

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Beauty and a Beat
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Beauty and a Beat is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber from his third studio album Believe. It features Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj, who co-wrote it with Savan Kotecha, Max Martin and it was also produced by the latter two with a heavy drum machine and rushing synthesizers. Lyrically, it speaks about Bieber wanting to take his love interest to a club and it is the only song from Believe that Bieber did not co-write. The song became the official single from the album. Following the release of Believe, Beauty and a Beat debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at 72 due to digital downloads. After the release of the music video, it re-entered the Hot 100 at number 72. It also debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at 47, Beauty and a Beat was originally written by Anton Zaslavski for his debut album, Clarity. Zaslavski, however, felt the song did not quite fit his new style, so he, Max Martin, Savan Kotecha. Maraj, known by her stage-name Nicki Minaj, provides guest vocals on the track, Bieber later spoke upon the collaboration with Minaj, saying, I wanted a female rapper and I think that she is the best choice. I felt she just fit on the song perfectly, an album of remixes was released on December 11,2012. Beauty and a Beat is an uptempo EDM and electropop song that lasts 3 minutes and 48 seconds, with the chord progression of F–Dm7–Am–Gsus, the song is written in the key of A minor in common time. The song moves at a tempo of 128 beats per minute, the song contains elements of R&B. Sarah Deen of Metro described it as a dance track. Beauty and a Beat contains fast-paced drum beats and an acid house break down, Biebers then-girlfriend Selena Gomez is referenced in the song during Minajs rap, Justin Bieber/You know Im gonna hit em with the ether/Buns out, wiener/But I gotta keep an eye out for Selener. Jason Lipshutz noted the rhyme between wiener and her given name, the song was met with mixed reports. Many contemporary critics praised Biebers attempt to reach an audience not usually interested in his music, while others criticized its lyrics, andy Gill of The Independent listed the song in his Download category during an album review for Believe. Laura Sassano commented on the song upon its leak, saying, The new song continues Justins quest to grow up, becca Longmire of Entertainmentwise felt that the song was impressive, she also noted the vibes of R&B and compared this with Biebers previous single Baby. The video premiered on Vevo on October 12,2012 and it opens by stating that in October 2012,3 hours of personal footage was stolen from Justin

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Max Martin
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Karl Martin Sandberg, better known as Max Martin, is a Swedish songwriter, record producer and singer. He rose to prominence in the half of the 1990s after making a string of major hits for artists such as the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears. Some of his hits include I Want It That Way. Baby One More Time. Martin is the songwriter with the third-most number one singles on the chart, behind only Paul McCartney, in 2016, Martin won the ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award for the sixth consecutive year and for the ninth time in his career. In early 2013 his single sales were tallied by The Hollywood Reporter to be at over 135 million, Sandberg was born in Stockholm, and grew up in Stenhamra, Ekerö Municipality, a suburb of Stockholm. As a child, Martin was a student of Swedens public music-education program, other alumni of the program include Andreas Carlsson, Rami Yacoub, and Anders Bagge, each of whom boasts a discography nearly as long and successful as Martins. As a teenager he sang in a variety of bands before joining a glam-style metal band called Its Alive in 1985 as their singer and its Alive were formed by ex-LAZY members Per Aldeheim and Kim Björkgren on guitars, and John Rosth who had been a member of Lineout. Martin eventually dropped out of school to pursue a career in music with his band under the nickname Martin White. In 1988 they participated in the national championships and played as the in-house band at a disco in Cyprus. The band got a breakthrough in 1991, as Dave Constable of Megarock Records offered them to make a demo-record, the later debut album was originally pressed in 1,000 copies and later on given away as a free cover tape in the UK by the Metal Forces magazine. The decision to focus on a music career paid off as they landed a deal on producer Denniz PoPs label Cheiron Records. After recording their second album Earthquake Visions, they released three singles in conjunction with the record and toured through Europe in 1994 supporting Kingdom Come, Earthquake Visions eventually sold a disappointing 30,000 copies, despite being released in as many as 30 countries. More importantly though, Martin also began collaborating on songs with PoP, recognizing a talent for writing pop songs in the young rocker, PoP renamed his new protégé Max Martin and eventually became Martins mentor. I didnt even know what a producer did, I spent two years–day and night–in that studio trying to learn what the hell was going on, – Max Martin,19 March 2001. In 1993, Martin was hired by Cheiron Studios and spent some time learning the basics and they both worked on Ace of Bases second album, The Bridge, shortly thereafter, as well as on albums by 3T, Army of Lovers and Leila K. To date, The Bridge has sold more than six million copies worldwide, when Martin eventually left his band Its Alive in late 1995, he was replaced by Anders Jansson. In 1995, the Cheiron Studios was hired by Zomba to work on Backstreet Boys self-titled debut album Backstreet Boys, Zomba became the main working partner since the success in 1995. The album was not released in the U. S. until 1997 and this led to the Backstreet Boys being relaunched in their home country later on, this time more successfully

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Zedd (musician)
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Anton Zaslavski, better known by his stage name Zedd, is a Russian-born German record producer, DJ, and musician. He primarily produces electro house music, but has diversified his genre and musical style, drawing influences from house, dubstep. Zedd grew up and began his career in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Zedd won the Grammy award for Best Dance Recording at the 56th Grammy Awards for Clarity. Anton Zaslavski was born in Saratov, Russia and his family moved to Germany at the age of four and grew up in Kaiserslautern. He is a trained musician, born to two musicians. His father Igor Zaslavski is a guitarist and schoolteacher and his mother is a piano instructor and he began playing the piano at the age of four and drums at twelve. He has a brother, Arkadi, and a younger brother. In 2002, Zaslavski began playing for the German deathcore band Dioramic, zaslavskis interest in producing electronic music was piqued after hearing † by the French electronic duo Justice. Under the name Zedd, Zaslavski has produced a variety of remixes. He won two Beatport remix contests in 2010, his first original release, The Anthem, entered the Beatport Electro house chart in the top 20 and his remix of Skrillexs Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites also entered the Beatport Electro House chart, peaking at number 2. He has since produced remixes of artists, including Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, Periphery. In 2011, Zedds remix of Lady Gagas track Born This Way appeared on the edition of her third studio album. In September 2011, his single Shave It Up premiered as a teaser on Skrillexs YouTube page. In 2012, Zedd signed with Interscope Records and released his single from the label, Spectrum. It shot to the top of Billboards Hot Dance Club Songs and he then produced the Eva Simons song, I Dont Like You, which was also released on Interscope. He also produced and co-wrote the third single Beauty and a Beat with Max Martin for Justin Biebers third studio album, on 12 October 2012, Zedd released his debut studio album, Clarity, with Spectrum as the albums lead single. Clarity, featuring British singer-songwriter Foxes, was released on February 1,2013 as the third single. It was a success, it not only charted in the Top 10 of Billboard Hot 100

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Nicki Minaj
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Onika Tanya Maraj, known professionally as Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-born American rapper, singer, songwriter and model. Born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago and raised in South Jamaica, Queens, New York and she has been signed to Young Money Entertainment since 2009. In 2010, Minaj became the first female solo artist to have seven singles simultaneously charting on the U. S. Billboard Hot 100. Her third studio album, The Pinkprint, was preceded by its single, Anaconda. Minaj made her debut in the 2012 animated film Ice Age, Continental Drift, followed by supporting roles in The Other Woman and Barbershop. In 2013, she was a judge on the season of American Idol. Minaj was the first female artist included on MTVs Annual Hottest MC List, in 2016, Minaj was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Her rapping is distinctive for its fast flow and the use of alter egos and accents, early in her career, Minaj was known for her colorful costumes and wigs. According to Billboard, Minaj has the most Hot 100 entries for a female artist in the charts history and she has further endorsed Adidas, MAC Cosmetics and Pepsi. She has sold 20 million singles as a lead artist, and 60 million singles as a featured artist worldwide, Onika Tanya Maraj was born on December 8,1982, in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago. Her father, Robert Maraj, a executive and part-time gospel singer, is of Indo-Trinidadian and Afro-Trinidadian descent. Her mother, Carol Maraj, also a singer, is of Afro-Trinidadian ancestry. Carol worked in payroll and accounting departments during Minajs youth, Minajs father was addicted to alcohol and other drugs, and had a violent temper, burning down their house in December 1987. As a small child, Minaj and a sibling lived with her grandmother in Saint James and her mother, who had moved to The Bronx, New York to attend Monroe College, brought the family to Queens, New York, when Minaj was 5. By then the family had a house on West 147th Street, Minaj recalled, I don’t think I had a lot of discipline in my household. My mom motivated me, but it wasn’t a strict household, I kind of wanted a strict household. Minaj successfully auditioned for admission to LaGuardia High School in Manhattan, after graduation, Minaj wanted to become an actress, and she was cast in the Off-Broadway play In Case You Forget in 2001. At the age of 19, as she struggled with her career, she worked as a waitress at Red Lobster in the Bronx

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Pierre-Antoine Melki
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SoFLY & Nius is a French music producing and songwriting duo of hip hop, R&B and pop signed to Artist Publishing Group /. It is made up of, Raphaël Judrin - born in Paris in 1985 Pierre-Antoine Melki - born in Lyon in 1988 They regularly work with guitarist Yoan Oddfellow Chirescu. Before joining each other, Nius had produced tracks on M. Pokoras album Mise à jour. In France they worked with a number of artists including Rohff, AKH, Soprano, M. Pokora, Amel Bent, Shym. Moving to the United States, they produced for a number of American artists including Cory Gunz, rapper Tony Yayo. They also produced Enrique Iglesias last single Finally Found You and their work has resulted in one Grammy Award nomination for 2013 Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. They were also chosen to be part of the jury, along with Hype Williams, Love You 2011, T. Mills - Leaving Home -07. Scandalous 2012, Flo Rida - Wild Ones -5 tracks,02, let It Roll, Pt 22012, Justin Bieber - Believe -05. Take You 2012, Enrique Iglesias - TBD -00, Finally Found You 2012, Pitbull - Global Warming -10. Tchu Tchu Tcha 2013, Inna - Party Never Ends -2 tracks, Dame Tu Amor, Light Up 2013, angel 2013, B. o. B - Underground Luxury -7. Coastline 2014, Kid Ink - My Own Lane -12, no Miracles *2014, Timeflies - After Hours -06. All The Way 2014, Neon Jungle - Welcome to the Jungle -02, Welcome To The Jungle 2014, Future - Honest -14. Side Effect 2014, Danny Mercer - TBD -00, who Are You Loving Now 2015, Flo Rida - My House -03. I Dont Like It, I Love It 2015, Robin Schulz - Sugar -07, pride**2015, Furious 7 - Furious 7 OST - Francoise 2016, Flo Rida - TBD -00. Dirty Mind 2016, The Lonely Island - Popstar, Never Stop Never Stopping Soundtrack -03, equal Rights * Notes * ** Raphaël Judrin on LesCharts Pierre-Antoine Melki on LesCharts soFLY on LesCharts Nius on LesCharts

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James 'JHart' Abrahart
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James JHart Abrahart is a British multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter, record producer and arranger, based in Los Angeles. His output has amassed over 8 Million in sales and he attended Brentwood Preparatory School until the age of 12, when his parents decided to move to Atlanta, Georgia in order to establish the family business overseas. Abraharts passion for writing music intensified after joining his school choir in Atlanta. At home he began to create and mix beats, inspired by the music of Usher, Kirk Franklin and J Moss. Abraharts major breakthrough came in 2011, through a chance e-mail to manager Mike Caren, who was impressed with the tracks, and consequently flew Abrahart to Los Angeles to work with Cody Simpson. That same year, he worked on projects for Flo Rida, Wynter Gordon and Karmin, during the summer of 2012, Abrahart received widespread attention for his track Take You, which featured on Justin Biebers third studio album Believe. The album reached No.1 in 16 countries, and sold over 3 million copies worldwide, Bieber performed the song the following year at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. A year later he collaborated again with Derulo, this time on Tattoo, in January 2015, Abrahart collaborated with Derulo and Hardwell on the track Follow Me Home, which was released on the DJs debut studio album United We Are. The album reached No.1 in the Netherlands and No.2 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart, on 17 March 2015, Martin Garrix released his new single Dont Look Down featuring Usher, which was co-written by Abrahart. The track is the first official single from Garrixs upcoming debut album, the single reached No.9 in the UK Charts. The same day, Atlantic Records released the album for the film Furious 7. The track was released as a single on 23 February 2015. The single was released internationally on 7 August 2015, in November 2015, Justin Bieber released his Billboard #1 album Purpose. Abrahart co-wrote two songs on the album, including “Mark My Words” and the single “Company” and that same month, Fleur East released her debut single Sax, which was co-written by Abrahart. The single has since been certified Platinum, in 2016, Abrahart co-wrote Keith Urban’s hit single “Wasted Time” from his album Ripcord. The single reached #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart and the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart, JHart also co-wrote Kevin Gates’ “Know Better”, which is featured on the Suicide Squad Soundtrack. In the summer of 2012, Abrahart made his debut as a recording artist under his alias JHart, the track was premièred online by Entertainment Weekly the day before its official release. On 18 May 2015, Tritonal released Untouchable, their new collaboration with dance group Cash Cash

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All Around the World (Justin Bieber song)
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All Around the World is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, from his third studio album, Believe. It was written by Bieber, Sir Nolan and Nasri of The Messengers in collaboration with Ludacris and this was the second collaboration between Bieber and Ludacris, having previously collaborated on Baby. It was first released on June 4,2012, as a single from the album. The song was released as the international single, and the fifth. The Eurodance track features a similar instrumentation to songs by Britney Spears, Chris Brown, lyrically, it features Bieber singing to his love interest that all around the world, people want to be loved. All Around the World received mostly positive reviews music critics. The song had success worldwide, reaching the top ten in several countries, such as Belgium, Canada. Bieber promoted the song through performances and a music video. In late 2011, Bieber confirmed to radio network Capital FM that he was recording material for his studio album. He later spoke to MTV News and revealed that Believe would surprise people in different ways, All Around the World was written and produced by The Messengers and Nolan Lambroza, while Bieber and Ludacris wrote additional lyrics. On May 25,2012, a version of the track leaked online. The same day, the track was released on iTunes Store through The Island Def Jam Music Group, the song was later released as the fourth international single, and the fifth and final US single on February 26,2013. It is an Eurodance song, which incorporates heavy elements in its instrumentation and is similar to previous works by producer David Guetta. Contemporary critics compared the track to Britney Spears Till the World Ends, lyrically, Bieber sings for his love interest and says that all around the world, people want to be loved. The track opens with he singing, Youre beautiful, beautiful/You should know it/I think its time, think its time/That you show it, lines that were compared to One Directions What Makes You Beautiful. As the track follows, Bieber encourages girls to release their inner beauty, Light it up, so explosive/Why you acting so shy, All Around the World received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Jocelyn Vena also of MTV stated that the song could have recorded by Usher. Entertainment Weekly columnist Ray Rahman gave All Around the World a positive review, and stated, the vocal swagger of Chris Brown

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Nasri (musician)
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Nasri Tony Atweh, better known by his stage name Nasri, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer currently residing in Los Angeles, California, United States. He was a musician with a number of singles prior to becoming the lead vocalist and lyricist for the reggae fusion band. A group consisting of Mark Pellizzer, Alex Tanas, and Ben Spivak in 2012, MAGIC. s single Rude became a major international hit single. Atweh is also a songwriter and producer, one half of the songwriting. He and Adam Messinger have produced a string of hits for well-known artists, Nasri was born and raised in Toronto, a child of Christian Palestinian immigrants from Nazareth, and began singing at the age of six. He studied at Senator OConnor College School, and while attending, was part of the choir as well as extra-curricular sports. His yearbook ambition was to be where the music lives, at 19, the Toronto native walked into his local radio station, with a demo in hand, eager to launch his career as an artist. He then landed a deal with Universal Canada and two singles as an R&B singer. In 2002, he won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest with a song he wrote with Adam Messinger, Nasri is part of the writing and production duo The Messengers alongside Adam Messinger. He helped drive the reunion of the New Kids On The Block in 2007 and he wrote songs for and toured with them, often joining them on stage. The Messengers are a Grammy-winning production team, Nasri enjoyed some success in Canada as a solo artist due to his singles Go, Ova N Dun With, and Click, Click, Click. A song titled Best Friend was also heard on radio in his hometown in 2003. According to the material attached to his single Go, he was to release an album titled Invisible Walls sometime in 2003/2004. His vocals were featured in New Kids On The Blocks Summertime, Nasri released a single called You Deserve Better in 2012. He records under the name Nasri because he thinks it sounds cooler, when he was just six years old, he already knew that he was going to be a singer, he tells Rolling Stone. He discovered soul music, and after that he did not want to do pop music anymore, he stopped caring about being famous- and his influences are Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and Sting. Nasri was quoted in an interview by the Rolling Stones saying, “To assume that the race cannot understand a performer’s emotion. I never underestimate people, I think people are very intelligent and you just have to have the courage to give it a shot and make something with some soul

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Adam Messinger
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Adam Messy Messinger is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Los Angeles, California. Besides his solo work, he is part of the writing, born in Toronto, Messinger started playing the piano at age five, and proceeded to develop skills for a variety of instruments, including sax, bass, guitar, and drums/percussion. He received Juno Award nominations in 2001 and 2006 for his work with a cappella group Cadence and he also co-wrote the winning RnB song in the 2002 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. He was won two GMA Canada Covenant Awards in 2005 and 2009 for his work with Christian hip hop Manafest, as well, their collaboration between Justin Bieber and Rascal Flatts That Should Be Me won a 2011 CMT Music Award for Best Collaborative Video. In 2015, Messinger earned the Juno Award for Producer of the Year for his work with Magic. and he also won the International Achievement Award at the 2015 SOCAN Awards in Toronto for his work with MAGIC. Halsey – Fifty Shades Darker, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Not Afraid Anymore, Writer, producer, - Primary Colours Album Producer Magic. A. M. E

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Ludacris
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Christopher Brian Chris Bridges, better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American hip hop recording artist and actor from Atlanta, Georgia. Alongside his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, throughout his career, Ludacris has won Screen Actors Guild, Critics Choice, MTV, and Grammy Awards. Along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers Big Boi and André3000 of OutKast, born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludacris moved to Atlanta at age nine, where he began rapping. In 2001, he released Word of Mouf, followed by Chicken-n-Beer in 2003 and he took a more serious approach with his next two albums, Release Therapy, and Theater of the Mind. His next record, Battle of the Sexes, was released in 2010, Ludaversal was released on March 31,2015. As an actor, he has appeared in films including Crash, Gamer, and New Years Eve, but is best known for playing Tej Parker in the The Fast and the Furious film series. Ludacris was born as Christopher Brian Bridges in Champaign, Illinois and he later moved to the Chicago area, where he attended Emerson Middle School in Oak Park, and Oak Park & River Forest High School for one year. He then moved to Centreville, Virginia and attended Centreville High School for one year and he attended Banneker High School in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated in 1995. From 1998 to 1999, he studied management at Georgia State University. His parents were both African-American, and he also has some English and Native American ancestry and he is a distant cousin of late comedian Richard Pryor. Bridges wrote his first rap song at age nine when moving to Atlanta, Bridges served as an intern and then a DJ at Atlantas Hot 97.5 under the name Chris Lova Lova. He was also known for DJing during Freaknik at one point, Ludacris collaborated with Timbaland on the track Phat Rabbit from his album Tims Bio, Life from da Bassment. This song was a hit in many countries, in Ludacris early music career he collaborated with Dallas Austin and Jermaine Dupri. In 1998, Ludacris began to record his debut album Incognegro and this album was the defining example of Ludacris fast, wild, and comedic flow, a unique style for southern rappers. Timbaland handled part of the production, despite its poor sales, it was never deleted and is still sold today. Ludacris also appeared on Timbalands 1998 debut on Phat Rabbit, a track that would later be used on his re-issue of Incognegro called Back For The First Time, in 2000, Ludacris released his major label debut, Back for the First Time. It was produced with the help of the underground producer Sessy Melia, the album reached as high as #4 on the U. S. Billboard 200, and was a major success. Ludacris made his mark on the industry with such as Southern Hospitality and Whats Your Fantasy, along with his first ever single the Phat Rabbit

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ARIA Charts
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The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia, ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report which had been Australias national charts since 1974. The Go-Set charts were Australias first national singles and albums charts published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974, succeeding Go-Set, the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australias national charts from 1940–1974 in a retrospective fashion using state based data, in mid 1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, ARIA began compiling its own charts in-house from the chart dated week ending 26 June 1988. Various artists compilation albums were included in the albums chart, as they had been on the Kent Report chart, until 2 July 1989. The ARIA Report, detailing the top 100 singles and albums charts, was first available via subscription in January 1990, the printed top 50 chart ceased publication in June 1998, but resumed publication later in the year. The printed top 50 chart again ceased publication at the end of 2000, the ARIA charts are based on data collected from physical and digital retailers in Australia. Data of physical sales come from such as Sanity and JB Hi-Fi, while data of digital sales come from online retailers such as iTunes, Bandit FM, GetMusic. Since 17 February 1997, all physical sales data contributing towards the chart has been recorded electronically at point of sale. In March 1991, Do the Bartman by The Simpsons was the first single to reach #1 in Australia that was not available on 7 inch vinyl, but cassingle only. Starting from 8 October 2006, due to low physical single sales at the time, in 2006, it was announced that the Brazin retailing group, comprising major retailers HMV, Sanity and Virgin music/DVD stores would no longer contribute sales data to the ARIA charts. However, after an absence, Brazin reportedly re-commenced contributing sales figures to the ARIA Charts on 26 November 2006. The ARIA website publishes the top 50 singles and albums charts, top 40 digital tracks chart, the ARIA Report lists all charts in full and is available via paid e-mail subscription each week. These reports are uploaded to the Pandora Archive periodically, on 5 February 2006, the ARIA Chart Show was a radio program launched on the Nova network and broadcast throughout Australia, playing the official ARIA top 50 singles. The live music program was hosted by Jabba each Sunday afternoon at 3, the show was aired before the top 50 chart, dated for the following Monday, is published on the ARIA website at 6,00 pm. The charts were published online at 6,00 pm each Sunday. The diamond certification was created for albums in November 2015 to mark 500,000 sales/shipments, for music DVDs, a gold accreditation originally represented 7,500 copies shipped, with a platinum accreditation representing 15,000 units shipped. co. uk

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Billboard Brasil
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Billboard Brasil is a monthly Brazilian magazine launched on October 10,2009, with a print-run of over 40,000 copies. It is distributed nationwide by Brazils biggest distributor Dinap, the Billboard charts printed in the magazine and on its website are accepted as Brazils official charts. About 60% of the pages are produced in Brazil, with the remainder being translated from the international edition. Brazil was the country to launch a print affiliate of the American magazine, following Russia. Billboard charts are accepted as Brazils official charts, covering airplay data collected by Crowley/Music Media from 14 different cities, regional charts for each of the 14 cities are also given. Werde expressed his appreciation of Brazilian music, and stated that Billboard would monitor the local market, the magazine is published on a monthly basis. The first number-one song on the chart was Halo by Beyoncé. Its first cover was Roberto Carlos, Brazils best-selling music artist

Justin Bieber
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Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After a talent manager discovered him through his YouTube videos covering songs in 2008 and signed to RBMG, Bieber released his debut EP, My World and it was certified Platinum in the U. S. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a record chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber rele

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Bieber at the 2012 NRJ Music Awards

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Bieber in 2010, displaying his earlier haircut.

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Bieber performing during his Believe Tour in October 2012.

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Bieber performing in Zürich, 2011

Island Records
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Island Records is a major record label that operates as a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. It was founded by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall and Leslie Kong in Jamaica in 1959, Blackwell sold the label to PolyGram in 1989. Three Island labels exist in the world, Island UK, Island US, and Island Australia, current key people of Island Records includ

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Island Records

Record producer
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A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performers music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many roles during the recording process, the roles of a producer vary. The producer may perform these roles himself, or help select th

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Alan Parsons in an ESO 50th anniversary video.

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A Danish recording session

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Mixing Console

Usher (singer)
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Usher Raymond IV is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Born in Dallas, Texas but raised and lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee until moving to Atlanta, at the age of 12, his mother put him in local singing competitions, before catching the attention of a music A&R from LaFace Records. In 1994 he released his debut album, Usher. 8701 pr

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Usher performing with Stevie Wonder and Shakira at the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

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Usher performing in 2010

Scooter Braun
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Scott Samuel Scooter Braun is an American talent manager and businessman. He owns two record labels, School Boy Records and Raymond-Braun Media Group, RBMG is a joint venture with R&B performer Usher. Three of the most prominent artists Braun represents are Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, for School Boy Records, his represented acts include Psy, Carl

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Braun on stage at Tech Crunch Disrupt in 2010.

Believe (Justin Bieber album)
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Believe is the third studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, released on June 15,2012, by Island Records. As executive producers, mentor Usher and manager Scooter Braun enlisted collaborators including Darkchild, Hit-Boy, Diplo, upon its release, Believe received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who appreciated its progression

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Believe

Journals (album)
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Journals is the second compilation album by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. The album was released digitally through online platforms, such as iTunes. A ten-week digital download campaign entitled Music Mondays, in one new song was released every Monday night, was held from October 7,2013 to December 9,2013. In addition to the released on

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Journals

Never Say Never: The Remixes
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Never Say Never, The Remixes is the second remix album by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. Released on February 14,2011, the album accompanies the release of his film, Justin Bieber, Never Say Never. The album includes remixes of five songs from his first album, My World 2.0, featuring guest appearances from Jaden Smith, Rascal Flatts, Ushe

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Never Say Never: The Remixes

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Kanye West (left) and Miley Cyrus (right) are two of the artists that have featured appearances on the album.

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Bieber performing at the Manila, Philippines on the My World Tour on May 10, 2011.

My Worlds Acoustic
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My Worlds Acoustic is the first remix album by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. It was released on November 26,2010 and was sold exclusively at Walmart retail stores. The album features nine versions of songs from his debut extended play, My World. The new versions of the songs were produced by Biebers music director, Dan Kanter, his vocal

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My Worlds Acoustic

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Bieber performing the acoustic rendition of " Favorite Girl " in Minneapolis on the My World Tour

Acoustic music
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Acoustic music is music that solely or primarily uses instruments that produce sound through acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means. The retronym acoustic music appeared after the advent of electric instruments, such as the guitar, electric violin, electric organ. It has its origins in the music of the 1960s. The trend has also

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A Spanish guitar

Allmusic
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AllMusic is an online music guide service website. It was launched in 1991 by All Media Guide which later became All Media Network, AllMusic was launched in 1991 by Michael Erlewine of All Media Guide. The aim was to discographic information on every artist whos made a record since Enrico Caruso gave the industry its first big boost and its first r

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AllMusic's logotype and logo (since July 2013)

Digital Spy
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Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website launched in 1999. The site focuses on reporting breaking entertainment news related to movies, music, television, in addition to news articles there are regular reviews posted on popular films, theatre, and concerts. On 9 April 2008 it was announced that the website had been purchased by

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Digital Spy

Rolling Stone
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Rolling Stone is an American biweekly magazine that focuses on popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner, who is still the publisher. It was first known for its coverage and for political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine shifted focus to a readership interested in youth-oriented television sh

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Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, and Blake Shelton, on the cover of the February 1, 2012, issue of Rolling Stone

The Washington Times
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The Washington Times is an American daily newspaper. It is published as a broadsheet at 3600 New York Avenue NE, Washington, the paper covers general interest topics with a particular emphasis on American politics. One of the first broadsheets in the United States to adopt color photography, its edition is distributed throughout the District of Col

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The Washington Times

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The Washington Times bag.

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Times dispenser

Dance-pop
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Dance-pop is a pop and dance subgenre that originated in the early 1980s. It is generally up-tempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable, the genre, on the whole, tends to be producer-driven, despite some notable exceptions. Dance-pop borrowed influences from other genres, which varied by producer, artist, such include

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Kylie Minogue, a popular and successful dance-pop artist of the late-1980s, 1990s, 2000s and early-2010s.

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In Japan, Momoiro Clover Z is famous for innovative dance performances.

Saturday Night Live
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Saturday Night Live is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11,1975, under the original title NBCs Saturday Night, the shows comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and vary

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Comcast Building (30 Rockefeller Plaza, or "30 Rock") from where the show is broadcast.

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SNL ‍ '​s main stage, during rehearsal, 2008

Boyfriend (Justin Bieber song)
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Boyfriend is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, taken from his third studio album Believe. Bieber explained that the track would surprise people in different ways, a snippet of Boyfriend was previewed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on March 1,2012, Biebers 18th birthday. The song was announced as a single on the same day, the cover art

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"Boyfriend"

Mike Posner
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Michael Robert Henrion Mike Posner is a Grammy nominated American singer-songwriter, poet, rapper, and music producer. Posner released his album,31 Minutes to Takeoff, on August 10,2010. The album includes the US Billboard Hot 100 top 10 single Cooler than Me as well as the top 20 single Please Dont Go, in 2016 he released his second album, At Nigh

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Posner at the 2012 Pepsi Summerbash at Toyota Park in Chicago, Illinois

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Mike Posner, July 2010.

As Long as You Love Me (Justin Bieber song)
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As Long as You Love Me is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, from his third studio album, Believe. The track features American rapper Big Sean and it was written by both artists with Nasri Atweh, and was produced by Rodney Darkchild Jerkins and Andre Lindal. It was first released on June 11,2012, as a single from the album. On Billb

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"As Long as You Love Me"

Rodney Jerkins
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Rodney Jerkins, also known by his stage name Darkchild, is an American record producer and songwriter. Songs and albums which Jerkins has produced have sold over 160 million records worldwide, Jerkins has also won four Grammy Awards. Jerkins father is an Evangelical pastor, Jerkins began playing piano at 5 years of age, following his brother and fa

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Rodney Jerkins

Andre Lindal
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Andre Lindal is a Norwegian songwriter, record producer and musician from Oslo, now based in Los Angeles. He has produced for popular artists and groups, including Maroon 5, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Kelly Clarkson, Nelly Furtado. After receiving a Grammy nomination for his work with Monica in 2011, Lindal grew up in Hauketo, a small suburb of

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Andre Lindal

Big Sean
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Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Sean signed with Kanye Wests GOOD Music in 2007, Def Jam Recordings in 2008, after releasing a number of mixtapes, Sean released his debut studio album, Finally Famous, in 2011. He released his studio album, Hall of Fame, on August 27,2013

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Big Sean in November 2009

Beauty and a Beat
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Beauty and a Beat is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber from his third studio album Believe. It features Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj, who co-wrote it with Savan Kotecha, Max Martin and it was also produced by the latter two with a heavy drum machine and rushing synthesizers. Lyrically, it speaks about Bieber wanting to take his love interes

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"Beauty and a Beat"

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Guest vocals are provided by rapper Nicki Minaj.

Max Martin
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Karl Martin Sandberg, better known as Max Martin, is a Swedish songwriter, record producer and singer. He rose to prominence in the half of the 1990s after making a string of major hits for artists such as the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears. Some of his hits include I Want It That Way. Baby One More Time. Martin is the songwriter with the third-mo

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Max Martin in March 2015.

Zedd (musician)
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Anton Zaslavski, better known by his stage name Zedd, is a Russian-born German record producer, DJ, and musician. He primarily produces electro house music, but has diversified his genre and musical style, drawing influences from house, dubstep. Zedd grew up and began his career in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Zedd won the Grammy award for Best Dance R

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Zedd in Los Angeles at the film premiere of Divergent, 18 March 2014

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Porter Robinson, Zedd, and Skrillex performing at SXSW on 16 March 2012.

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Zedd at 2013 Moment of Clarity World Tour at the Aragon, Chicago

Nicki Minaj
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Onika Tanya Maraj, known professionally as Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-born American rapper, singer, songwriter and model. Born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago and raised in South Jamaica, Queens, New York and she has been signed to Young Money Entertainment since 2009. In 2010, Minaj became the first female solo artist to have seven singles

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Minaj at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles

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Minaj at the 2013 BET Awards.

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Minaj with Tyga on the Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour at The O2 Arena in London (October 30, 2012)

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Minaj is known for her costumes, cosmetics and wigs.

Pierre-Antoine Melki
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SoFLY & Nius is a French music producing and songwriting duo of hip hop, R&B and pop signed to Artist Publishing Group /. It is made up of, Raphaël Judrin - born in Paris in 1985 Pierre-Antoine Melki - born in Lyon in 1988 They regularly work with guitarist Yoan Oddfellow Chirescu. Before joining each other, Nius had produced tracks on M. Pokoras a

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Nius (left) & soFLY (right)

James 'JHart' Abrahart
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James JHart Abrahart is a British multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter, record producer and arranger, based in Los Angeles. His output has amassed over 8 Million in sales and he attended Brentwood Preparatory School until the age of 12, when his parents decided to move to Atlanta, Georgia in order to establish the family business overseas. Abr

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James Abrahart at Westlake Recording Studios, West Hollywood, January 2015.

All Around the World (Justin Bieber song)
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All Around the World is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, from his third studio album, Believe. It was written by Bieber, Sir Nolan and Nasri of The Messengers in collaboration with Ludacris and this was the second collaboration between Bieber and Ludacris, having previously collaborated on Baby. It was first released on June 4,201

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"All Around the World"

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Bieber performing "All Around the World" during his Believe Tour in October 2012.

Nasri (musician)
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Nasri Tony Atweh, better known by his stage name Nasri, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer currently residing in Los Angeles, California, United States. He was a musician with a number of singles prior to becoming the lead vocalist and lyricist for the reggae fusion band. A group consisting of Mark Pellizzer, Alex Tanas,

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Nasri performing live with MAGIC! in September 2014

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Nasri performing on stage with Zedd at Tokyo Summer Sonic in 2015

Adam Messinger
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Adam Messy Messinger is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Los Angeles, California. Besides his solo work, he is part of the writing, born in Toronto, Messinger started playing the piano at age five, and proceeded to develop skills for a variety of instruments, including sax, bass, guit

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Adam Messinger

Ludacris
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Christopher Brian Chris Bridges, better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American hip hop recording artist and actor from Atlanta, Georgia. Alongside his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, throughout his career, Ludacris has won Screen Actors Guild, Critics Choice, MTV, and Grammy Awards. Along with fell

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Ludacris at Midtown 2012

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Ludacris during a 2011 New Year's Day concert in a Miami Beach nightclub

ARIA Charts
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The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia, ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report which had been Australias nationa

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ARIA logo

Billboard Brasil
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Billboard Brasil is a monthly Brazilian magazine launched on October 10,2009, with a print-run of over 40,000 copies. It is distributed nationwide by Brazils biggest distributor Dinap, the Billboard charts printed in the magazine and on its website are accepted as Brazils official charts. About 60% of the pages are produced in Brazil, with the rema